Smiths Grove, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smiths Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers32%10.0″90°70°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers19%0.07″83°68°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—88°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%—90°72°+2°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 40 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:35 PM
- Moonset
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Smiths Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42171
16-Day Forecast — Smiths Grove
- Sat89°67°5%
- Sun90°70°32%
- Mon83°68°19%
- Tue83°66°9%
- Wed83°63°10%
- Thu88°65°22%
- Fri90°72°51%
- Sat82°71°50%
- Sun79°60°27%
- Mon77°57°13%
- Tue81°59°10%
- Wed84°60°26%
- Thu83°66°48%
- Fri88°68°35%
- Sat74°67°52%
- Sun79°68°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Smiths Grove
SPC includes Smiths Grove in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Smiths Grove
- 42171